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Unpermissiveness (Noun)

Meaning

A lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

  • The authoritarian parents exhibited unpermissiveness when their teenager wanted to go out past curfew.
  • In the ultra-strict boarding school, unpermissiveness was the rule, with students not allowed to use phones or personal computers.
  • The judge was known for her unpermissiveness in the courtroom, expecting lawyers and litigants to conform to traditional rules of decorum.
  • At the summer camp for kids, the counselors were trained to combine warmth with unpermissiveness, setting clear boundaries for behavior.
  • The rigid schedules and routine that governed life in the army barracks were a prime example of unpermissiveness in action.

Synonyms

  • Restrictiveness

Antonyms

  • Permissiveness

Hypernyms

  • Temperament

Hyponyms

  • Strictness

Related Words

  • Unpermissive (adjective)
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